The UK has just authorized the use of #Thiamethoxam for use on sugar beet seeds. This is a #neonicotinoid insecticide, which is banned throughout the EU because of its environmental impact, especially on bees.

Several things are worth noting:

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The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides concluded on 24th Nov 2020 that

(1) the application for authorization was using a systematic underestimation of typical sowing rates (and, hence, #neonicotionid emissions into the environment), and ...

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(2) the application for authoriziation did not take into account the scientific knowledge at hand.

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(3) Risks to birds cannot be ruled out and the acceptable concentration in surface waters (the so-called PNEC) may be exceeded.

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Also interesting to note that @michaelgove stated in 2017 that the UK will back the "total ban" on #neonicotinoids.

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Conclusion: lobbying beats scientific advice and political promises any time of the day.

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